Thanks for reminding me of the Manhunter series! What a batshit couple of games, building such a bizarre world with zero dialogue. There was a prompt at the Avocado yesterday about favorite ruins in games.. had I recalled Manhunter, I would have brought up San Fran and/or New York from there. Were-rats? Floating eye…

The thing I love about games like this (and Her Story, etc) are that the mechanics, while original, are accessible enough that there is no impediment for anyone to enjoy it. It’s nice to recommend it to non-gamer or casual gamer friends and have them finally understand what you mean when you talk about the artistic…

Little late to the reply (damn you no email notifications), but they’re pretty short. All of the story-based ones are 3 hours or less, although you could theoretically spend more time in the survival/score based extra modes.

I haven’t played any Telltale games since Tales from the Borderlands (which I enjoyed), but I will absolutely be on board for Wolf Among Us 2.

The previous DLC’s were split between gunplay/silly modes and terrifying modes. I enjoyed them quite a bit actually. The Bedroom DLC is a heart-pounding callback to early King’s Quest III, and worrying whether Marguerite was gonna get all pissed up in my face in VR gave me the sweats. I still haven’t played the other…

Congrats!! Those little bundles of joy are the best NPCs life has to offer.

I agree about RE7, but the first two-thirds of the game were so heart-pounding in VR that it was kinda nice to feel in control finally. Although now that it’s been done awhile, I kinda want more of the heart-pounding, and was disappointed that…

Took the Switch with me on the holidays, and played a few things:

Oh yeah, I’ve dumped tons of hours into RE7. Two feature-rich DLC’s and another free DLC later, it’s solid. If you can grit your teeth and power through the fear, there’s no experience like it in VR.. and it even gets less scary as it goes on! It’ll be one of the experiences that stands out in my gaming career.

For…

Oh goodness, how could I forget that I finished Persona 5?!?!? As with most Persona games, it dragged in the middle, but I think it really came together in the end. The clarifying of the theme as ‘control’ put the social links in a perspective that finally clicked, as ‘rebellion’ was kind of a messy fit for me. It…

Hmm, it’s been long enough since I played Catherine that I think a re-purchase is defendable. I loved that game.. such a truly unique artistic vision.

Is Before the Storm done now? I always wait until episodic games are done to get them.. I like having the full experience in one run.

A date who mentioned Undertale?? I’d be sizing rings already..

Resident Evil 7 just released some free new DLC, so it’s time to put the ol’ VR helmet back on and jump back into my pick for VR watershed moment of 2017, and GOTY!

So let’s see.. Not A Hero. Finished it last night, and it was... drumroll please......... fine. The caves were the least interesting part of the original…

I got PSVR, which made me want to upgrade to PS4 Pro for increased VR quality, which made me pull the trigger on upgrading my old, faltering HDTV to 4K. I find both of these pieces of hardware increase gaming quality, but in different ways.

I was in the middle of Dishonored 2 when I upgraded to 4K, and the difference…

Both those games are ridiculous, but Blood Dragon definitely dives in headfirst.

I believe the PS4 release of Dishonored 2 comes with Dishonored 1 (at least one of the versions does..)

I’ve been busy lately, but I have managed to creep my way to what I *think* is the final Safe Room before the end-end of Persona 5. I like the bit between the end-not end and the end-end, and was a bit surprised despite it following the Persona template. It feels a bit clumsy and vague, but at the same time the…

I picked a bad week to have a lot to say, since this isn’t on the front page :-D

But I nearly forgot The Invisible Hours, a VR sci-fi murder mystery I got on sale a couple weeks ago and binged through. You follow various characters such as Thomas Edison, Sarah Bernhardt, and Oliver Swan on a night where they were all…

Been travelling the last couple of weeks, so it’s mostly been 3DS games (I deeply considered the Switch, but the nature of when I was playing favored “pick up and play” games). So considerable progress in the Alt World of Pokemon Picross, a little Stretchmo, a little 3D Picross, and the second case of Phoenix Wright:…

Yeah, I don’t mind replaying short games, but replaying a 120-hour game for a lil new content? No thanks. But I do admire their commitment to providing content, even though my personal tastes could do with a little less bloat.

I’ve always found it to be a very strange design choice.. in a series that’s ostensibly about casually hangin’ with buds, you have to min-max with an open spreadsheet to actually see all the story you’re there to see. Time management CAN be fun, but not stretched over a 100-hour experience. Slavishly following a…